The Shemwell Family

Ruth Helen BaileyAge: 82 years19081990

Name
Ruth Helen Bailey
Given names
Ruth Helen
Surname
Bailey
Married name
Ruth Helen Powers
Married name
Ruth Helen Dansel
Birth September 16, 1908 24 25
Birth of a brotherJohn Delbert Bailey
January 5, 1910 (Age 15 months)
Census April 26, 1910 (Age 19 months)
Death of a brotherFloyd Bailey
November 21, 1912 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 7 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a motherEssie Ruby Troutman
November 9, 1918 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 8 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 9 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Marriage of a parentAlonzo Burton “Lon” BaileyRegine Van CollerView this family
July 3, 1919 (Age 10 years)
Census January 1, 1920 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a son
#1
James Elton Dansel
April 3, 1928 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Peggy Ruth Dansel
July 20, 1929 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 21 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Ambrose Troutman
1940 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 33 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
MarriageRaymond Edward PowersView this family
between 1942 and 1947 (Age 33 years)

Death of a maternal grandmotherLurah Elisabeth Leonard
June 6, 1943 (Age 34 years)
Census May 9, 1950 (Age 41 years)
Death of a brotherEarl Bert Bailey
January 8, 1951 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 41 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a fatherAlonzo Burton “Lon” Bailey
December 4, 1965 (Age 57 years)
Death of a brotherFrank S Bailey
September 8, 1969 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 37 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death of a husbandSamuel Elton “Jack” Dansel
May 3, 1977 (Age 68 years)
Death of a husbandRaymond Edward Powers
February 15, 1978 (Age 69 years)
Death September 18, 1990 (Age 82 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fort Bliss National Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: April 28, 1902Jackson, Missouri, United States
11 months
elder brother
Earl Bert Bailey
Birth: April 3, 1903 19 20Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Death: January 8, 1951Kansas City, Missouri, United States
19 months
elder brother
Frank S Bailey
Birth: November 10, 1904 20 21Missouri, United States
Death: September 8, 1969Contra Costa, California, United States
22 months
elder brother
Floyd Bailey
Birth: September 20, 1906 22 23Kansas, United States
Death: November 21, 1912Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
2 years
herself
16 months
younger brother
John Delbert Bailey
Birth: January 5, 1910 26 26Lexington, Lafayette, Missouri, United States
Death: January 20, 1995Orange, California, United States
Father’s family with Regine Van Coller - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: July 3, 1919Jackson, Missouri, United States
Family with Raymond Edward Powers - View this family
husband
Raymond Edward Powers
Birth: June 19, 1904Bovina, Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States
Death: February 15, 1978El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States
herself
Marriage: between 1942 and 1947
Family with Samuel Elton “Jack” Dansel - View this family
husband
herself
son
James Elton Dansel
Birth: April 3, 1928 25 19Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Death: February 25, 2002Saratoga, Carbon, Wyoming, United States
16 months
daughter
Peggy Ruth Dansel
Birth: July 20, 1929 26 20Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Death: October 14, 1996Carpenter, Laramie, Wyoming, United States
daughter
Private
Samuel Elton “Jack” Dansel + Virginia Maxine Dansel - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
step-son
Private

Ruth Helen Bailey has 24 first cousins recorded

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Alonzo Burton Bailey - Household

Lexington, Lafayette, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Bailey, LenheadMW25M18MOUnUnEnglishUpholstererFurnitureWYesYesRH
Bailey, EssiewifeFW26M1844ININILEnglishNoneYesYes
Bailey, EarlsonMW7SMOMOINNoneNoNoNo
Bailey, FranksonMW5SMOMOINNone
Bailey, FloydsonMW3SKSMOINNone
Bailey, Ruth HdaughterFW1SMOMOINNone

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Alonzo Burton “Lon” Bailey - Household

Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Bailey, LouheadRMW36MNoYesMOMOMOYesUpholsteringW
Bailey, ReginawifeFW39MUnNANoYesS AfricaS AfricaS AfricaYesNone
Bailey, EarlsonMW16SNoYesMOMOS Africa, s/b IN)YesGrocery ClerkW
Bailey, FranksonMW15SNoYesMOMOS Africa, s/b IN)YesUpholsteringW
Bailey, RuthdaughterFW11SYesYesMOMOS Africa, s/b IN)YesGo to school
Bailey, John DsonMW9SYesYesMOMOS Africa, s/b IN)YesGo to school

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Raymond Edward Powers - Household

Yuma, Yuma, Colorado, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Powers, RayheadMW45MarWIWK40Tractor OperatorDam ConstructionP
Powers, RuthwifeFW41MarMOH

Name
Alonzo B Baily Obituary and Family Listing ALONZO B. BAILEY Mr. Alonzo B. Bailey, 82, of 3116 Tracy, died yesterday at the Gen- eral hospital, He was born in Weaubleau, Mo., and had lived in Kansas Citv 70 years. He leaves two sons, Frank S. Bailey, Rich- mond, Calif, and John F, Bailey, Guam; a daughter, Mrs. Ruth Powers, El Paso. Tex.; a brother, Ralph Bailey, Wadsworth, Kas.; ,three sisters, Mrs. Essie Anawalt, 824 South Cedar, Independence, Mrs. Anne Creswell, 3490 East i Thirty-first. and Mrs. Axie Rav- mer, Exeter, Calif, and three grandchildren. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160209407/alonzo-burton-bailey